Some tape-delay first half thoughts:
- Starters couldn't start out better. Picking up right where they left off. No surprise there.
- O'Bryant was billed as lazy and passive but sure looked aggressive tonight. 6 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks in 15 minutes (first half) is a nice start.
- Eddie House looks like a point guard bringing the ball up (finally!)
- Nice early look for Miles, but as expected, he's not nearly as explosive as he's been.
- Second team (again, as expected) was sloppy at times on both ends of the floor.
- Scal looks like, ...well, Scal.
- Ok, its official. Bill Walker is already a fan favorite. First the alley oop, then the tomahawk. Wow.
2nd half thoughts:
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Mostly ugly, boring basketball in the 2nd half.
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At least we got to see Miles finish an alley oop. Some of that explosion is still there at least.
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Liked seeing Tony take it aggressively to the hoop. (11 pts. 4 ast, 2 steals, 2 blocks)
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Only 4 minutes for JR Giddens? Is he really that far behind that he can't get in a preseason game?
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Pruitt didn't stand out much.
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O'Bryant's final line: 10 pt. 8 reb. 3 blks - if he can play anything like that consistently, then we'll have no problem at the backup center spot.